Michael and Anu's Wedding
5 September 1999
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Palisades, NY
 

Unless otherwise noted all the following pictures were taken by Beth Chen,  photographer extraordinaire.
These pictures are posted with her permission.








Mike and Reena

Mike and Reena before the wedding.  Will the
rain hold off?  (Answer: No.)
 

Anu and Reena
Reena helps Anu get ready.
 

Neera and Anu

Neera and Anu.  Neera was our wedding MVP.  Thanks again Neera!
 

Mike and Anu

On our way to take a few pictures in the Rose Garden, Beth took this
beautiful shot.

Din, Neera, Vikram

Din, Neera, and Vikram Gupta watch the ceremony begin.
 

Ida signs the ketubah

Ida Zack witnesses the Ketubah.

Kumud Kamran signs the Ketubah

Kumud Kamran witnesses the Ketubah.

Kumud Kamran

There was a lot of love in the room.
 
 

Anu signs the Ketubah
Anu signing our marriage contract (ketubah).
 

Mike signs the Ketubah

He's locked in now!

Neera blesses us.

Neera gives the first blessing of seven delivered by family and
friends during the ceremony.

Pete and Becky bless us.

Peter and Becky give the second blessing.  Note Neera has lost it in the background.  And
we are grateful to our friends Jeanhee, Anita and Niels, who played some beautiful trio music
before and after the ceremony.
 
 

Din and Reena bless us.

Din and Reena Gupta give us their blessing; Peter Evans looks on.
 
 

Jack blesses us.
Mike's Dad giving his blessing.
 
 

Mike and Anu

As close as we got to a
formal wedding portrait.
 

Thanks to all oour friends and relatives who braved the humidity and rain.

After the wedding, Mike and Anu had some time to themselves;
everyone else had something to eat and drink.

Anita and Joanie
Anita and Joanie in their saris.
 
 

Anu, Neera, Nancy
I don't know.  Anu, Neera and Nancy are arguing about something.
 

Yan and Jianhong

Yan Zheng and Jianhong Zhang.

Rita and Rakesh Garg

Rita and Rakesh Garg.

Joan Ramage and Kate Jesdale

Kate Jesdale and Joan Ramage think something is REALLY funny.
 
 

Burt Zack, Ida Zack, Petey, Sheila and Bob Press.
Burt and Ida Zack, Mike's brother Peter, Sheila and Bob Press.

Becky, Pete, Mike, Anu, Jack

Becky, Peter, Mike, Anu, Jack.
 

Becky, Pete, Mike, Anu, Jack

Just after the picture above was taken.
 

Reena, Mike, Anu

Reena, Mike and Anu.

Din, Mike, Reena

Mike with Din and Reena.  I think my parents-in-law are pleased.  So am I!
 
 

Din, Reena, Anu, Mike, Neera

Din, Reena, Anu, Mike and Neera.
 

Alison Lingane, Tony Dubin, Robert Morrison, Pete, Mike, Anu, Joel Hornstein, Jason Wells, Clarence Mah

Mike's college friends, Peter, and Tony Dubin.
 
 

Mike, Anu, Reba Gangloff, Tony Dubin

Mike, Anu, Rebecca Gangloff and Tony Dubin.

Reba, Nicole Clarke, Liz Butler, Beth Pratt, Beth Lambert, Mike, Anu, Maria Panfil, Karen Stratton, Neera, Kate Jesdale, Naomi, Anita Ho, Joan Ramage

Anu's friends who came to the wedding wore saris.
 
 

Strong Women seal of approval

Mike gets more than he bargained for but isn't complaining.  I guess they like me?

They put me down nicely.

They set me down nicely.
 
 

Anu
Anu at the reception.
 

Kunal and Kumud Kamran

Kunal and Kumud Kamran at the reception.

The Mittal family

The Mittal Family from Ontario.
 

Mike and Edye

Mike with Aunt Edye.  Edye passed away just after Thanksgiving;
we miss her dearly.
 

Clarence gives a toast (roast?)

Clarence Mah gives one of several toasts during the reception.  I'm in trouble.
 

Naomi gives a toast

Naomi Lubick gives a toast.  Now, I'm really in trouble.
 

Bina Gupta and Becky start the dancing

Bina Gupta and Becky Pearlman dance for us.

Anu and Beth Lambert dancing
Anu and Beth  Lambert dancing.
 

Anu and Mike dancing

Mike and Anu dancing at the reception.
 
 

Mike and Sheila Press

Mike and Sheila Press get some time to talk.
 

Reena and Anu

Reena looking after Anu during the reception.

Reena

Reena.

Bob Press, Mike, Anu

Bob Press gives Mike and Anu some wisdom - they need
all they can get.

Seth Evans, Will, Nate
Seth, Will and Nate Evans check out the "secret garden".
 

Mike and Anu

Another picture of us; okay, we had a good time.